Receptacle and support therefor.



J. W. ATLBE.

REOBPTACLE AND SUPPORT THEREFOR.

APPLIUATIN ULEB 111111.30, 1911.

99%361. Patented my 11,1911,

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

INVENTOR Jod/lua W/e@ WITNESSES iff/Z B\ A TTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSHUA W. ATLEE, OF RIVERTON', NEW JERSEY.

RECEPTACIJE AND SUPPORT THEREFOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jesi-[UA W. A'rnnn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Riverton, county of Burlington, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VReceptacles and Supports Therefor, of which thc following is a full, clear, and exact disclo sure, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the speciication.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive and effective means for removably supporting a receptacle or other object on the wall or post of a room, or upon any other suitable support upon which it may be desirable to hang the object, and to prevent the accidental or other turning of the object so supported.`

` A further object of this invention is to provide a removable receptacle which may e secured beneath and close to a stationary or fixed projection from the support and which may be removed from its support by a slight diagonally upward movement thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a receptacle supported at a point constantly above its center of gravity in' such manner that Vany increase in its own weight or that of its contents will increase the force with which it is held in unitary relation with its sup ort.

A still further o ject of the inve'ntion is to. provide in a receptacle a recess, the walls of which shall prevent the disengagement of the receptacle from the supporting fixture 'rby a continuous upward movement thereof, and which shall necessitate a slight out- 0 ward movement of the bottom of the receptacle lbefore it can be raised sufliciently for the uppermost wall of the recess to pass freely from the su porting fixture.

71th these an other objects in view,

such as-the general provision of a fixture and coperatlng receptacle such as are neat and attractive in a earance and simple and inexpensive in the manufacture, the in- `ven'tion consistsin various details of con- .struction and arrangement of parts as are described inthe following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof.

In Figure 1 is illustrated in vertical sectionfone formfof the present invention entr' Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led March 20, 1911.

Patented July 11, 19141.

Serial No. 615,458.

bodied in a Waste water receptacle capable of use in conjunction with a wash basin on a common supporting wall or standardg' Fig. 2 is a fromt elevation of an enlarged vdetailed view of one form of supporting'go' fixture as embodied in the application of" the device shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is alien# larged fragmentary viev7 of the rear por#A A tion of the.waste receptacle, showing the substantially fiat face normally adjacent a supporting surface and the aperture therein operative to engage the fixture shown i Fig. 2; ig. 4 is an enlarged vertical section of the supporting fixture for the waste receptacle shown in Fig'l; Fi 5 is an en- 70 larged detail view of a modi ed form of a cushion covering the fixture shown in Fig. 2,' Fig. 6 is a section taken-on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4; Fig. 7 is a sectional View of the invention as applied to a vessel, such as, a pitcher when supported on an inclined wall; Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the invention as applied to a drinking g1ass;'Fig.= 9 is a sectional View taken o n the line 949 of'Fig. 8 in the direction ofthe arrows; 80 and Fig. 10 gis a horizontal section ofany suitable vessel embodyin the device when applied to a curved surface, such, for i11- stance, as the side of a column.

Referring to the drawings, one embodiment of this invention is shown, as applied to a water rece tacle 6 in connection with a wash basin 7, aving an outlet 8, both of which are fixedly secured to acommon support or standard 9.' The Waste receptacleiis` l90 removably secured to the sup ort in a; mamV ner hereinafter described an is situated so that the upper open end 11 thereof is di' rectly beneath and adjacent tothe -outlet opening 8 of the wash basin. j 1 I The waste receptacle 6 is formed of any suitable material such as iron, porcelain oringlass, and at` the rear thereof Vhas afplain segmental surface 12 and an inwardly projecting Wall 13. A slot 14 is disposed een-1.00 trally of the plain segmental Surface ylldal'tt'l,

in cross section as in Figs. 1 and 4 is" shvwn.l l

to be the outlet of a. recess 15, the walls'jef`l 4-` which are substantially parallel to thefiluL wardly directed portion 13 of the rear wallji'li' of the waste receptacle. 4 i Referring particularly to Fig. 4, it is'seenr that the upper extremity of the slotted recess f 15 projects obliquely inwardly and the u ward limitthereof is determined 'by 4 t 'e110 meeting of the oppositely directed walls 16 and 17. O posite and parallel to the wall 1G,V the wal 18 slants downwardly and outwardly from the wall 17 until it meets the tance below the lowermost extremity of the outlet 8 of the wash basin, thaty the vertical distance between the'uppermost edge of the cushion 27 and the lower edge of the wall .16 of the recess 15 is but slightly less than the distance from the upper extremity 11 of the receptacle 1() and the lower extremity of the outlet 8 of the wash basin 6.` And furthermore, the lengths of the Wall 16 and the adjacent cushion 27 are only great enough to insure a sutlicient contact therebetween for the support of the receptacle 10 when filled, since as hereinbefore stated, one of the primary objects of the invention is to form a support, such that only a slight upwardV movement of the rece tacle shall be necessary to freel it from t e supporting bracket 25.

From Figs. 1 and 4 itis noted that the distance between the lowermost portion of the plate 25 and the opposed wall 2O of the recess 15 isless than the distance fnom the uppermost edgeof the cushion 27 and the lower edge of the wall 16 of the recess. The purpose of this relative difference `is to prevent the receptacle 10 from being disengaged from the support as a result of an accidental upward movement or jarring and is such as will require the manual lifting of the vessel 10 from the bracket 25 and the cushion 27 thereon in an oblique direction in alinement with the wall 16 of the recess 15 until the wall 20 becomes free of the lower portion oil. the plate 25, after which any generally upward movement will readily disengage the .receptacle from the supporting bracket.

`As shown in Fig. 6, the width and depth of the recess 15stits lower portion may be slightly greater than the respective breadth and thickness ofthe plate 25 and taper inwardly toward the Wall 19. By this construction it is obvious that when the recetaclc is supported by engagement with t e bracket, the vertical-sidewalls of the recess 15, "being in close proximity to the corresponding edge portions of the plate 25, will prevent any swinging movement of the re' ceptacle on the shank 26 of the a center. Furthermore, in' regar to the 1olate 25 as cation of the recess 15 in general within thc rear Wall of the receptacle 9 it is stated that the position is preferably such that the arca of contact between the cushion 27 and the adjacent walls 16 of the recess is not only above the center of gravity of the receptacle 10 when emptied but is also positioned so that as the receptacle is filled it remains above the center of gravity of the receptacle and its contents combined.

A. modified form of cushion for the bracket 25 is shown in Fig. 5 and consists simply in a short piece of rubber tubing 28 stretched over the reduced portion 26 ofY the bracket 25. In this form the reduced end of the bracket is rotected by the projectinfr end 29 of the tu ing as a result of its natnraI tendency to contract thereover.

One of the many modified applications of this invention is illustrated in Fig. 7, which shows a pitcher 35 supported on the inclined wall or standard 86. The means for supporting the pitcher may be exactly similar to that herelnbefore described, that is, the bracket 25, firmly secured to the wall 36 and provided on its outwardly directed end portion 26 with a cushion member 27, which in turn is arranged to engage the wall 16 of the recess 15 in the outwardly extending wall 37 of the pitcher.

A further modification of the usc to which the device may be ut is shown in Figs. .8 and 9-in which a rinking glass 40 is supported on the plain wall 9 in a manner simiar to that described in connection with Fig. 1. For use on a column or other curved surface, the vessel 6, instead of having a plain segmentalsurface, has a concave or convex surface 41 to conform respectively to the convex or concave surface of t-he supporting standard 42, as the case may be.

From the above it will be apparent that I have provided a receptacle comprisingr substantially a hollow vessel which may be arranged to be supportedv beneath a washbasin or otherwise and somounted as to be readily removable fronvits support by' a slight diagonally upward movement; that the vessel 'itself is provided with a substantially vertical side surface arranged to rest and bear againstV the Wall upon which the bracket is mounted, that is to say, with la Wall engaging surface., and while, generally speaking, this surface is preferably a plain surface it is obvious that, should the wall have a slight contour or incline therein, the shape of the Wall engaging surface of the receptacle would be shaped to conform thereto; that I have also provided the vessel `or receptacle with a. recess which by its cooperation with a bracket forms a supporting surface for the vessel or receptacle and at the same time, by reason of its cooperation with the bracket, will prevent a transverse or rotative movement of the vessel or recepand fall under the appended claims, as it is obvious that other vessels, such as pitchers, glasses and other suitable receptacles, may be similarly provided with the same means for removably supporting them upon their respective supports.

The invention and-the operation of its parts having been thus fully described, it

1s desired to claim and protect by Letters Patent of the United States:

1. A receptacle comprising a hollow vessel having a substantially vertical wall-engag ing surface, said surface being provided with a bracket-engaging recess, one portion of said recess increasing in depth in an obn lique direction.

2. The combination of a receptacle having a recess in one wall thereof, one wall of said recess being directed in an obliquely upward direction and a bracket having a laterally reduced obliquely directed portion, a cushion carried by said reduced portion and engaging said wall of said recess to support said receptacle.

3. Tlie`combination of a receptacle having aV recess in one wall thereof, the depth of one portion of said recess increasin in an obliquely upward direction and a racket having a reduced obliquely bent portion, a cushion comprising a ilexible cap carried by said reduced portion and engaging said wall of said recess to support said receptacle.

4. The combination of a receptacle having a recess in one wall thereof and a single relativel narrow bracket engaging the upper wal of said recess to support said receptacle and engaging the side walls thereof to prevent a rotative motion of said receptacle on said support. i

5. VThe combination of a receptacle having an elongated recess therein, the depth of a part of which increasing in an oblique direction and a bracket engaging the walls of said obliquely directed portion of said recess and depending to prevent a rotative motion of said receptacle upon said support.

6. The combination of a receptacle having a recess therein, said recess having a plurality of portions, one of substantially uniform depth and the depth of the second portion increasingin an oblique direction from said first portion and a bracket engaging the walls of said recess to prevent a rotative motion of said receptacle on said support.

7. The combination ofa r 1 a recess therein, said recess having a plu-4 rality of portions, one of substantially equal depth, and the depth of the secondrportion increasing in an oblique directionffrom said first portion and av bracket having an oblique projection adapted to conform to said second portion of said recess suiiiciently to support said receptacle and cooperating with the walls of said first portion of said recess to prevent a transverse motion of said receptacle upon said support.

8. The combination of a receptacle having 'a recess therein, said recess havinga plurality of sections, one of substantially equal depth throughout its length,randthe depth of the second section increasing in an oblique direction, a bracket plate substantially fillingthe first of said recess sections, a reduced obliquely directed projection on said plate, and a resilient member on said re-v duced projection adapted to engage said receptacle within the walls of said second section of said recess.

9. The combination of a receptacle having a single recess in one wall thereof and a single supporting bracket for said receptacle engaging the walls of an inwardly directed portion of said recess, the lower extremity of said bracket being adjacent to the lowermost wall of said recess to prevent an accidental disengagement of said receptacle from said bracket by av simple vertical movement thereof.

10. The combination of a receptacle having a recess therein and a supporting bracket for said receptacle obliquely directed and engaging a correspondingly directed wall of said recess, the lower end of said bracket being spaced from the lowermost wall of said recess, and the vertical extent of the contact between said bracket and said firstnamed wall being greater than the distance between said lower end of said bracket and said lowermost wall.

11. The combination of a receptacle pro.- vided with a wall-engaging surface.` said surface being provided with a recess eX- tending obliquely upwardly, and a bracket having an upwardly and obliquely extending projectioi fitting within .said recess in said surface of saidreceptacle, said bracket being provided with means to prevent the rotation of said receptacle about said projection as a center.

l2. The combination of a receptacle having a'recess therein, said recess having a plurality of sections, one of` substantially equal depth throughout its length, and the depth of the second section increasing in an oblique direction, and a bracket plate substantially filling the first of said recess sections.

13. The combination of a receptacle havl ing a recess therein, said recess having a plurality of sections, one of substantially equal depth throughout its length and the depth of the second section increasing in an oblique direction, a bracket plate substantially filling the first of said recess sections and an ololiquel)v directed projection on said plate adapted to engage said receptacle within the walls of said second portion of said recess.

14. The combination of a receptacle having a recess therein, said recess having a pluralityv of sections, one of sulostantiallj7 equal depth throughout its length and the dept-.hof the second section increasing in an oblique direction, a bracket plate substantialliv filling the irst of said recess sections, and a reduced oblique projection on said plate adapted to resiliently engage said receptacle Within the walls of said second pon tion of said recess.

15. The combination of a receptacle having a recess thereinr1 said recess having a pluralit;T of sections, one of substantially equal depththroughout its length and. the depth of a second increasing in an upward oblique direction, a bracket plate Substantially filling the lirst of said recess sections and a reduced resilient obliquely directed projection on said plate engaging one Wall of said second section of said recess.

In witness whereof, l have hereunto set my hand this 18th day of March, A. D. 1911.

JOSHUA iV. ATL'EE. lVitnesses:

ALsroN B. MoUL'roN, JAY R. Giura. 

